He was born inBadalona on 27 January 1875,[1] son of Francesca Barriga i Torner and Ramon Amigó i Umbert, achocolatier. The origins of the family are inCanyet, a farmer neighbourhood on the mountain. Soon after his birth, his father died and his mother married again withJaume Botey i Garriga,[2] a general contractor who influenced Amigó to study architecture and with whom he had his first contact with construction and other related tasks.[3]
First he studied in Liceu Políglota ofBarcelona and then architecture in the Architecture High Technique School in the same city and obtained the degree in 1900.[3] Most of their buildings are located in Badalona, where from 1914 to 1924 was municipal architect. Appointed as a member of the construction council of Sant Josep parish, he was the architect of the church for many years.[4] He died in Badalona on 30 December 1958.[5]
Amigó is part of the second modernist generation, later thanGaudí,Domènech i Montaner orPuig i Cadafalch. Belong to the same college promotion the architectAntoni de Falguera, and the next was that ofSalvador Valeri andAlexandre Soler. This generation lived the modernism as a more established trend that did not represent anymore a break with tradition, on the contrary modernism became a tradition.[1][6]
He is a follower of the modernism, but also receives the news from Europe with influences of theVienna Secession and even theGlasgow School.[1] These new trends are present in houses Enric Pavillard (1906), Serra Vinyas (1907) and Enric Mir (1908). The last is the most influenced by the Secession and even byMackintosh. His works include also some factories likeGottardo de Andreis orCan Casacuberta with influences ofWagner, Mackintosh andOlbrich.[7][6]
Many of his works are signed by his stepfather Jaume Botey because he could not sign private works when he was municipal architect.[8]
^Lladó, Francesc; Padrós, Joan Antoni (1980)."Casa Andreu Clarós Creixell"(PDF).Inventari de Protecció del Patrimoni. Badalona City Council.
^"Casa Pau Rodon".Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic Català. Generalitat de Catalunya.
^"Casa Enric Pavillard".Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic Català. Generalitat de Catalunya.
^Lladó, Francesc; Padrós, Joan Antoni (1980)."Fàbrica Gottardo de Andreis (La Llauna)"(PDF).Inventari de Protecció del Patrimoni. Badalona City Council. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2018-04-08. Retrieved2020-08-29.
^"Destil·leries Anís del Mono".Mapa del patrimoni industrial de Catalunya. Museu de la Ciència i de la Tècnica de Catalunya.
^"Casa Miquel Badia".Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic Català. Generalitat de Catalunya.
^Lladó, Francesc; Padrós, Joan Antoni (1980)."Tomba per a la família Bosch"(PDF).Inventari de Protecció del Patrimoni. Badalona City Council.
^Lladó, Francesc; Padrós, Joan Antoni (1980)."Can Casacuberta"(PDF).Inventari de Protecció del Patrimoni. Badalona City Council.
^Lladó, Francesc; Padrós, Joan Antoni (1980)."Casa Leonard Le Prévost"(PDF).Inventari de Protecció del Patrimoni. Badalona City Council.
^Lladó, Francesc; Padrós, Joan Antoni (1980)."Casa Enric Mir"(PDF).Inventari de Protecció del Patrimoni. Badalona City Council.
^Lladó, Francesc; Padrós, Joan Antoni (1980)."Casa Lluís Paquín"(PDF).Inventari de Protecció del Patrimoni. Badalona City Council.